Bottle stopper



sept. 17, 1929. G. MCNEE 1,799,355

y BOTTLE sToPPER Filed Dec. 23, 1927 Geol-qe /YF/Vee. v

Patented Sept. 17, 1929 GEORGE MONEE, OF BELWOOD, ONTARIO, CANADA BOTTLE STOPPER Application led December 23, 1927. Serial No. 242,210.

The principal objects of this invention are to eliminate the very annoying and disagreeable Jfeatures frequently attending the removing of a cork from a bottle and particularly with medicine bottles Which usually have comparatively small necks and to devise a very simple and cheap attachment for corks which Will ensure their easy Withdrawal and Will not in any manner contaminate the contents of the bottle.

The principal feature ot the invention consists in the insertion of a Wirek member into a cork provided with a gripping device at the top1 and an enlarged non-corrodible bottom en ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevational part sectional view showing my improved stopper arranged in a bottle.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical mid-sectional vieW illustrating the manner of forming a non-corrodible end on the Wire insert in the cork.

Figure 3 is a sectional viewk through a flat cork of large diameter.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through a cork showing a modiiication of the invention.

The act of removing corks from bottles is one Which not only causes a great deal of inconvenience and loss of time, but frequently it becomes a matter of danger When speed is necessary in dispensing the contents of a bottle and frequently corks break and cannot be removed or have to be pushed into the bottle, thus contaminating the contents with broken particles and possibly dirt accumulated.

Small Wire cork screws are sometimes provided With medicine bottles to avoid this objectionable difculty, these of course are only available on the one bottle and they usually corrode very easily.

The present invention is extremely simple and it consists in merely providing a length of Wire With a glazed or otherwise suitably insulated end and inserting the Wire through the cork from the bottom end then providing a suitable means at the other end i'or gripping so that the pull on removing 1tlhedcork Will be on the Wire and the glazed As illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 and also as regards the glazed yhead in Figure 4, a length of Wire l is preferably provided With a head 2 such as is formed on a pin, though the end of the Wire may be merely doubled or it may be bent at an angle to the stem portion if desired. The head thus formed has moulded about it the globule of glass or porcelain or other similar material 3 and this globule forms an enlarged head of such a diameter as to Warrant that the Wire Will not pull out of the cork by pulling the head through it, and said head being ot glass or a similar non-corrosive material, will not corrode and Will not contaminate the contents of the bottle.

' The preferable method of `forming the globule of glass on the Wire head Will be by dipping and the glass will or can be made to' extend up the shank of the Wire from the head in the long taper as shown so as to thoroughlyprotect the Wire from contact With the contents of the bottle to avoid corrosion.

The upper end of the Wire l is preferably formed of a loop 4 Which of course retains the Wire securely in the cork and also provides a means ,for holding a finger ring 5 through Which the iinger maybe inserted yso to pull the cork out of the bottle. The finger ring Will of course lietlatupon thecork f so that it Will not be in the Way.

This invention is adaptable to any and all sizes of corks and may be applied at very little cost.

In the modification illustrated in Figure 4 the upper end ofthe Wire is formed into a large loop 6 forming a linger ring rigid with the Wire instead of forming a small loop and having a separate finger ring.

What I claim as my invention is l. A bottle stopperfhaving a Wire stem the inner end of Which is sWaged to form ya rigid tapered head, and anenlarged tapered head of 'non-corrosive material enveloping said rigid head, the upper end of the wire having a gripping means connected thereto.`

2. A bottle stopper having a Wire extending axially therethrough thek inner end of which is swaged into a, rigid tapered head, said rigid head having a globule of glass mounded therearound and extending in a tapered mass part Way up the stem, said tapered mass being bedded in the stopper, said wire having a gripping loop at the top end.

GEORGE MCYEE.y 

